It's a bit of a clusterfrick over there in Düsseldorf. The court there applied the injunction against the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the entire European Union, but as it turns out, the court now doubts whether it had that authority to begin with. It gets a bit weird, but the confusion seems to arise from the distinction between Samsung Korea and Samsung Germany.

Samsung had filed an emergency opposition to the injunction, stating that a German court does not have the authority to prohibit Samsung Korea from doing business in, say, Italy or Belgium. The court accepted this line of reasoning, and lifted the injunction on the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in the EU - except for Germany. Samsung Germany is still not allowed to sell the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in either Germany or the rest of the EU.

This is strictly a procedural thing, the German court told WebWereld.nl, as no evidence was considered, and no arguments from either party - other than Samsung's emergency opposition - was heard. Still, it's a slap in Apple's face, since all this does is further keep the Galaxy Tab in the news, with Apple being perceived as the whiny child who can't handle competition.

The final say in Germany will come August 25, while The Netherlands will come September 15.